Cameroon crosses 80% Cocoa processing mark as new 32,000-tonnes plant break...
Cameroon has laid the foundation stone for a new cocoa grinding and processing plant in Baré-Bakem, Moungo Division of the Littoral Region, further consolidating...
Ivory Coast reassures farmers over purchase of excess cocoa stock amid...
Ivory Coast has given assurances it will continue a programme to buy a residual stock of 100,000 metric tons of cocoa at the guaranteed...
Chamber of Agribusiness calls for transparency on machinery for Farmer Service...
The Chamber of Agribusiness, Ghana has called for the immediate disclosure of detailed technical specifications for agricultural machinery to be deployed under the government’s...
38 year old farmer imprisoned for defiling 8-year-old girl
A 38-year-old farmer has been jailed for 18 years by the Nkawie circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region, for defiling an eight-year-old girl.
Haruna Mohammed pleaded guilty to...
Establish Cashew Development Board as promised – Cashew farmers remind Prez. Mahama
Cashew farmers in Bono Region have called on the government to expedite action for the establishment of the Cashew Development Board, as promised.
They reminded...
Ghana to reduce palm import by $200 million with new China...
Ghana is intensifying efforts to cut its palm oil import bill by about $200 million annually, as it courts Chinese investors to support an...
AGRA’s mechanization and modern farming systems are key to whip youth...
Ashanti Regional Director of Agriculture, Dr David Anambam, says the introduction of mechanisation and modern methods is critical to encouraging youth interest in agriculture.
He...
How did Ivory Coast and Ghana’s cocoa sales crisis come about?
The producers of half the world's cocoa - Ivory Coast and Ghana - have struggled to sell beans and pay farmers this year due...
TCDA targets $12b export boost as President commits $500m to expand...
The Chief Executive Officer of theTree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), Dr. Andy Osei Okrah, says the $500 million commitment by President John Dramani Mahama...
IMF commends COCOBOD for its reforms
The International Monetary Fund has backed government’s cocoa sector stabilisation measures, urging swift implementation of structural reforms at Ghana Cocoa Board as authorities cut...
